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May Winstead
Jul 2, 2014
May Bland Winstead, 101, a resident of Edgewood Place, died on Wednesday, July 2, 2014 in Burlington, North Carolina. She was a former resident of Saddle Club Villas for over 20 years, and previously at Twin Lakes Assisted Living, both in Burlington. The daughter of the late Charles Andrew and Edna Marks Bland, she was born...
Linda Overman
Jun 29, 2014
Linda Dianne Frazier Overman, 67, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, June 29, 2014 after four years of declining health. An Alamance County native, she was born June 5, 1947 to the late William Taylor Frazier and Matilda Ann Oliver Frazier who survives. Linda will be remembered as a kind, loving, selfless mother...
Margo Atkins
Jun 28, 2014
Margo Roome Atkins was born on December 12, 1945 and returned to her heavenly Father on June 28, 2014. She died peacefully at home surrounded by love and family. She was born in Hackensack, NJ to Margaret and Lawrence Roome. She was an extremely loving wife and mother. She was preceded in death by her parents...
Francis Sylvester
Jun 27, 2014
BURLINGTON- Mr. Francis Joseph "Frank" Sylvester, age 90, of Twin Lakes Community, passed away Friday, June 27, 2014 at Twin Lakes Coble Healthcare Center. He had been in ill health for an extended period of time. Born in Brooklyn, NY, he was the son of the late Benedict Sylvester and the late Lucy Sylvestri Sylvester and...
Clyde Hatchel
Jun 27, 2014
Mr. Clyde Allen Hatchel, age 79, of Burlington, passed away Friday, June 27, 2014 at the Village of Brookwood Skilled Nursing Center after a lengthy illness. Born in Durham County, he was the son of the late James H. Hatchel and the late Mary Steveson Hatchel and was married for over 62 years to Mrs. Charlotte...
Larry Wade
Jun 26, 2014
Larry Keith Wade, 48, of Haw River went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, June 26, 2014 at his home after a 3 and a half year battle with cancer. He was born in Alamance County and was the son of the late Brodie Banks Wade and Cardella C. Porter, who survives. He was...
Larry Reid
Jun 26, 2014
Mr. Larry Clinton Reid, age 74, of Gibsonville, passed away Thursday, June 26, 2014 at Alamance Regional Medical Center with his family by his side. A native of Alamance County, he was the son of the late William Nathanial Reid and the late Lucille Agatha Jones Reid. Larry graduated from A.O. High School in 1958 and...
Kathleen Foster
Jun 26, 2014
Kathleen Moore Foster, 90, formerly of Steele St. passed away Thursday, June 26, 2014 at White Oak Manor. She was the wife of the late Matthew Foster and was born January 12, 1925 in Rockingham County to the late Robert Ernest and Lou Ellen Patterson Moore. She had retired from Cone Mills Minneola Plant after thirty-seven...
Gladys Turner
Jun 24, 2014
Gladys Fogleman Davenport Turner, 82, passed away Tuesday, June 24, 2014 at Alamance Regional Medical Center. She was the wife of the late James Hubert Davenport and Jack William Turner. She was born March 4, 1932 in Guilford County to the late Clinton Dennis and Minnie Moser Fogleman. Gladys was employed by Biscuitville for many years...
Kerry King
Jun 17, 2014
Kerry Lou Ketchum King, aka Mama Bear, Ms. King, Mom, Big Blonde Tiger, Helga, and Speak No Evil shuffled off this mortal coil June 17th at 4:20am in her sleep. One can only assume late-night TV literarily bored her to death. Her soul is free of her cancer wrecked body and is currently galavanting about the...
Dorothy Black
Jun 16, 2014
Mrs. Dorothy Mae Edwards Black, age 85, of Greensboro, passed away Monday, June 16, 2014 at the Hospice Home. Born in Randolph County, she was the daughter of the late Raymond Atlas Edwards and the late Viola Stinson Edwards. She was employed in the textile industry and was a former member of Glencoe Baptist Church. Dorothy...
Amelia Turner
Jun 14, 2014
Amelia Grace "Millie" Turner, infant daughter of Christopher Thomas Turner and Julia Lea "Julie" Hall Turner, returned to the lap of her Heavenly Father on Saturday, June 14, 2014. She was born on June 3, 2014 at UNC Hospital. In her 11 days of life, she captured the hearts of so many across the country. Millie...
Edna Blythe
Jun 14, 2014
Edna Ingle Blythe, 89, passed away Saturday, June 14, 2014 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born in Guilford County to the late Carl Brower Ingle and the late Jennie Hoffman Ingle and was married to the late Charles Ewart Blythe who died in 2003. Edna was a loving mother, grandmother, sister and...
Kathleen Edwards
Jun 13, 2014
Kathleen Thompson Edwards, age 82, of Burlington, passed away Friday, June 13, 2014 at Springview Assisted Living. A native of Bladen County, she was the daughter of the late London D. Thompson and the late Etta Autry Thompson. She was a member of Shamrock Evangelical Methodist Church, a retired employee of Culp Finishing and a member...
Rev. Springer, Jr.
Jun 13, 2014
Rev. Charles R. Springer, a retired Lutheran ELCA pastor, died Friday, June 13, 2014, at Alamance Regional Medical Center after several years of declining health. He was a member of Friedens Lutheran Church, Gibsonville. Charles and his wife, Judy, moved to Twin Lakes Community, Burlington, in 2007. The Springers lived in Hendersonville, NC, from 1994 to...
Frances Brown
Jun 12, 2014
Frances Morris Brown, age 82, of Maple Ave. passed away Thursday, June 12, 2014 at Duke Medical Center surrounded by her family A native of Johnston County, she was the wife of the late Harvey Earl Brown and daughter of the late Richmond Hobson and Agnes Stroud Morris. She was a member of Bellemont United Methodist...
Richard Alcorn
Jun 11, 2014
Burlington, NC Richard "Dick" Irvin Alcorn, age 78 went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, June 11, 2014 at ARMC. He ws the husband of 58 years to Patricia Ann Blue Alcorn who survives. Richard retired as a truck driver with Associated Transport and later Chemical Leaman Tank Lines. He also was the shop...
Judith Winstead
Jun 9, 2014
Burlington Judith Terrell "Judy" Winstead, 73, passed away Monday June 9, 2014 at Alamance Regional Medical Center after a year of declining health. She was born in Alamance County to the late Brodie William Terrell and the late Rose Spoon Terrell and was married to the late Wesley Wayne Winstead who died in 1999. Judy was...
William Thompson
Jun 8, 2014
Burlington William Desmond Thompson, Sr., 89, went home to be with the Lord Sunday, June 8, 2014 at his home. He was born July 13, 1924 in Alamance County to the late William Lonnie and Ruth Barber Thompson and was the husband of 70 years to Helen Rachel Thompson of the home. Desmond served in the...
Mary Skipper
Jun 6, 2014
Mary Lois Denny Skipper, age 81, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, June 5, 2014. She was the wife of the late James E. Skipper, Jr. and the daughter of the late Preston and Lois Irene Lewis Denny. Mary retired from the Alamance Burlington School System and attended Temple Baptist Church. She enjoyed...
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